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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming South Point 400 on Sunday afternoon.
The 37-car field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice speeds for all drivers.
There were no significant speed differences between Group A and Group B during this practice session, as we sometimes see at other race tracks.
Important Practice Notes
Ryan Blaney - Just a couple of minutes into Group B's practice session, Ryan Blaney blew a left rear tire and hit the wall hard. The No. 12 Team Penske team will get a backup car ready for the race, and will likely not make a qualifying lap.
Group B - With Blaney's issue coming early in the session for Group B, it's worth noting that a lot of those driver's lap averages may seem slower than they actually are, as the red flag for Blaney disrupted the long runs for those drivers.
2024 Las Vegas South Point 400 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Tyler Reddick | 29.478 | 183.187 | 5 | 23 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Martin Truex Jr. | 29.553 | 182.723 | 3 | 28 | -0.075 |
| 3. | Ty Gibbs | 29.586 | 182.519 | 3 | 31 | -0.108 |
| 4. | Ross Chastain | 29.605 | 182.402 | 3 | 25 | -0.127 |
| 5. | Carson Hocevar | 29.619 | 182.315 | 2 | 19 | -0.141 |
| 6. | Bubba Wallace | 29.645 | 182.156 | 1 | 29 | -0.167 |
| 7. | Zane Smith | 29.661 | 182.057 | 2 | 25 | -0.183 |
| 8. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29.661 | 182.057 | 3 | 26 | -0.183 |
| 9. | Kyle Larson | 29.680 | 181.941 | 4 | 27 | -0.202 |
| 10. | Alex Bowman | 29.693 | 181.861 | 5 | 36 | -0.215 |
| 11. | William Byron | 29.706 | 181.781 | 2 | 24 | -0.228 |
| 12. | Chase Briscoe | 29.713 | 181.739 | 1 | 22 | -0.235 |
| 13. | Christopher Bell | 29.719 | 181.702 | 2 | 26 | -0.241 |
| 14. | Chris Buescher | 29.739 | 181.580 | 3 | 21 | -0.261 |
| 15. | John Hunter Nemechek | 29.741 | 181.568 | 2 | 23 | -0.263 |
| 16. | Brad Keselowski | 29.745 | 181.543 | 1 | 26 | -0.267 |
| 17. | Austin Dillon | 29.758 | 181.464 | 3 | 19 | -0.280 |
| 18. | Denny Hamlin | 29.764 | 181.427 | 3 | 26 | -0.286 |
| 19. | Daniel Suarez | 29.780 | 181.330 | 1 | 32 | -0.302 |
| 20. | Chase Elliott | 29.790 | 181.269 | 2 | 26 | -0.312 |
| 21. | Erik Jones | 29.824 | 181.062 | 3 | 21 | -0.346 |
| 22. | Justin Haley | 29.833 | 181.008 | 2 | 32 | -0.355 |
| 23. | Kyle Busch | 29.851 | 180.898 | 2 | 25 | -0.373 |
| 24. | Jimmie Johnson | 29.868 | 180.796 | 4 | 20 | -0.390 |
| 25. | Todd Gilliland | 29.899 | 180.608 | 3 | 30 | -0.421 |
| 26. | Michael McDowell | 29.924 | 180.457 | 2 | 23 | -0.446 |
| 27. | Daniel Hemric | 29.969 | 180.186 | 4 | 25 | -0.491 |
| 28. | Noah Gragson | 29.993 | 180.042 | 4 | 23 | -0.515 |
| 29. | Josh Berry | 30.010 | 179.940 | 5 | 26 | -0.532 |
| 30. | Joey Logano | 30.018 | 179.892 | 2 | 34 | -0.540 |
| 31. | Ryan Preece | 30.080 | 179.521 | 2 | 24 | -0.602 |
| 32. | Austin Cindric | 30.122 | 179.271 | 7 | 34 | -0.644 |
| 33. | Corey LaJoie | 30.284 | 178.312 | 4 | 18 | -0.806 |
| 34. | Cody Ware | 30.321 | 178.094 | 2 | 14 | -0.843 |
| 35. | Harrison Burton | 30.456 | 177.305 | 5 | 25 | -0.978 |
| 36. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 30.473 | 177.206 | 11 | 21 | -0.995 |
| 37. | Ryan Blaney | 31.459 | 171.652 | 1 | 1 | -1.981 |
2024 Las Vegas South Point 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 10 | 180.181 |
| 2. | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 13 | 180.154 |
| 3. | Ross Chastain | 3 | 12 | 180.100 |
| 4. | Chase Elliott | 1 | 10 | 180.071 |
| 5. | Kyle Larson | 4 | 13 | 180.065 |
| 6. | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 10 | 179.842 |
| 7. | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10 | 179.682 |
| 8. | Zane Smith | 1 | 10 | 179.608 |
| 9. | Justin Haley | 1 | 10 | 179.588 |
| 10. | Erik Jones | 2 | 11 | 179.584 |
| 11. | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 12 | 179.529 |
| 12. | Alex Bowman | 4 | 13 | 179.493 |
| 13. | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 10 | 179.375 |
| 14. | Todd Gilliland | 1 | 10 | 179.052 |
| 15. | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 13 | 179.026 |
| 16. | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 12 | 178.908 |
| 17. | Kyle Busch | 1 | 10 | 178.880 |
| 18. | Josh Berry | 3 | 12 | 178.674 |
| 19. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 178.643 |
| 20. | Noah Gragson | 3 | 12 | 178.611 |
| 21. | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 178.357 |
| 22. | Daniel Hemric | 3 | 12 | 178.288 |
| 23. | Ryan Preece | 1 | 10 | 177.914 |
| 24. | Austin Cindric | 4 | 13 | 177.567 |
| 25. | Christopher Bell | 11 | 20 | 177.190 |
| 26. | Michael McDowell | 6 | 15 | 177.132 |
| 27. | William Byron | 9 | 18 | 177.091 |
| 28. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 7 | 16 | 176.617 |
| 29. | John Hunter Nemechek | 10 | 19 | 176.608 |
| 30. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 8 | 17 | 176.557 |
| 31. | Chris Buescher | 11 | 20 | 176.428 |
| 32. | Harrison Burton | 10 | 19 | 175.524 |
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